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"We're Norfolk and
we're proud of it"
Hear
why Friends of Norfolk Dialect chairman Keith Skipper finds
his dwile so handy and why he is such a firm defender of his
roots (Real G2 2' 14")
Talk
Norfolk:
What do you think about the future of Norfolk dialect?
Let us know your favourite Norfolk expressions, legends
and traditions.
E-mail us
now
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Listen
to young enthusiast Oliver Rideout recite verse in dialect learned
from his grandfather (Real G2 45")
We're
not having those posh people telling us what to say (Real G2 17")
Norfolk
farmer Keith Loades translates from the dialect (Real G2, 1' 15")
NEWS:
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Lottery cash for archive work, plus try our fun dialect quiz
The
Friends of Norfolk Dialect (FOND) is a group formed in 1999
to conserve and record Norfolk's priceless linguistic and cultural
heritage.
To
record as many as possible of our county's traditional
words, sayings, stories and songs.
To
campaign for the recognition and teaching of "Norfolk"
as an authentic English regional dialect.
To exchange ideas and information by any means
we can employ, including the Internet and information packs
for schools.
To
seek the help of other organisations and experts
in building up an archive in literature and sound, organise
social and fund raising events in all parts of the county, and
publish a regular newsletter (The Merry
Mawkin - click on the links right).
The formation
of FOND has proved popular with Norfolk people. In our first year
we recruited about 200 members, not only Norfolk residents but
also "exiles" living in other parts of Britain and overseas.
Our president
is Norfolkman Peter Trudgill, Professor of English Linguistics
at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, and some of Norfolk's
leading citizens are coming on board as vice-presidents.
We have
organised several "FOND Dews" and raise money through membership
subscriptions, donations and social functions.
We are now
buying recording equipment which we shall use around the county
to compile a sound archive which, with the help of Norfolk County
Archivist Dr John Alban, will eventually be housed at the Norfolk
Records Office.
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of Norfolk? Why not be a FOND Friend!
You
can become a FOND friend by sending your subscription to
our membership secretary, Brenda Bizzell, Walnut Tree House,
Forncett St. Peter, Norwich, NR16 1HR.
RATES
Single member £35
Family membership £38
Educational establishment £320
Commercial company £350
OR
Why not bring yourself - and your little bits of Norfolk
(songs, poems, stories, jokes, dialect words etc) to one
of our FOND DEWS.
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The
next
dew is at Hingham's Lincoln Hall on September 16. Our annual general
meeting will be at Yaxham Village Hall on October 28. All these
"dews" are on Sunday afternoons and start at 2.15pm and promise
plenty of mardling, mixing and mirth.
Where
we are going one year on,
by Keith Skipper>>>
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